schmolz

[ʃmɔlt͡s]

/[ʃmɔlt͡s]/ verb

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The verdict

“schmolz” is uncommon German (frequency #53,214 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,214
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmelzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmolz · schmolz · German

schmolz · rank #53,214 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,214
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schmerzliche

Nearest frequency peer: schmerzliche (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „schmolz“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „schmolz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schmolz
PropertyValue
Headwordschmolz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃmɔlt͡s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,214
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schmolz“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schmolzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schmerzliche“ (#53,213), „schmunzelnd“ (#53,215), „schlüssige“ (#53,212). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmolz“ bei #53,214. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schmolz is uncommon German at frequency #53,214 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃmɔlt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for schmolz in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is schmolz, spelled S-C-H-M-O-L-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmelzen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmelzen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schmolz"?
"schmolz" is spelled S-C-H-M-O-L-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃmɔlt͡s].
What does "schmolz" mean?
As a verb, "schmolz" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmelzen
How do you pronounce "schmolz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmolz" is [ʃmɔlt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmolz" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schmolz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schubst#53,218Scharte#53,208schaben#53,207seichte#53,229

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list